KA Class Update
Saturday, December 10, 2016
CONSTANTINOPLE NEXT FRIDAY — IN THE YEAR 1450 CE!
Dear Families,
We’ve been thinking deeply about how to share our trip to Constantinople with you all. The current plan is to invite you to experience the time machine with us on the Friday the 16th (during drop off).
Kindergarten and first grade parents can come upstairs and enjoy the exhibition that day, second grade parents may do so on Monday (12.19-20) and Tuesday, and third grade parents on Wednesday and Thursday (12.21-22). We will depart Constantinople at 4PM on Thursday Dec 22nd to travel back to the present.
Students may wear capes and crowns — along with their school uniform! Think Byzantine (gold and jewels). This should be fun!
Please sign HERE up to help make this adventure MAGICAL!!! Many thanks!
Music
Hello kindergarten families! On Friday, December 23rd, at 9:30 AM, our last Big Sing of the year will happen. You are all invited to come! It will take place in the Multi-Purpose Room on the 10th floor. Please arrive between 9:15-9:25 so that all adults are situated before the kindergarten classes arrive.
Since I last wrote, the kindergarteners have learned the songs “We Shall Not Be Moved” and “This Land Is Your Land,” and we spoke about how those songs relate to inclusivity, and to sticking by the values we hold dear at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School. We have also learned some play parties, which are a type of dance that is accompanied by the participants own singing. “Bow Wow Wow” was particularly popular with the kindergarteners, partly because of the drama inherent in the song, and partly because students ended up with a new partner every ten seconds. We are rounding out 2016 by learning a bit about the culture of Constantinople, and making some music and creative dance that is inspired by that ancient culture. Kindergarteners are also taking a number of the songs and concepts that they have recently learned and connecting them all through the fable of The Town Mouse and the City Mouse.
As always, if you have any folk songs in your family that you would like to share with me, please get in touch! And feel free to contact me with questions about your children at any time. Thanks!
Growing en Español!
KA continues to sing, dance and talk in Spanish. We explored our body parts, colors, shapes and numbers through an intense and fun immersion process. During Spanish time we move around the classroom de izquierda a derecha and in the shapes: triángulo, cuadrado, rectángulo y círculo. Please checkout our pictures below! Now we are mastering our hearing skill by playing the game ¡Hola! ¿Me escuchas? and creating Orejas Grandes so we can hear more and learn so much more!!!!
Ps,
Spanish Course is looking to expand its BOOK collection and resources. We would be very thankful for any Spanish book donations. It will also help us to travel back in Time - Anytime Anywhere!!!!!! Lets Read! ¡A leer!
Ps, A little throwback in time- During the month of October we celebrate el Día de los Muertos (the day of the Dead) a holiday celebrated in México and other Spanish speaking countries. We also created our own skeleton for the Altar on the 8th floor.
Muchas Gracias,
Maestra Rosado y Maestra Nivia